--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" > <reavismarek@> wrote: > > > > Comment below: > > ** > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Mason" > > > <premanandpaul@> wrote: > > > > > > > > 'Some people say that having taken a guru you should not make > > > another. > > > > But this doctrine is not of the shaastra, this is [just] mind's > > > > imagination. The guru is gone to for [ones own] happiness. Up > until > > > > when bhagavad (God, Vishnu, Shiva) is gained, up until then you > can > > > go > > > > and change guru. So then we haven't seen any guru-bhakt > (follower) > > > > always studying in the same 'class' of a guru out of fear. > Actually > > > it > > > > is natural to transfer 'class' and to transfer guru. It is not > > > > disrespectful to the former guru, actually the guru's > > > dignity/respect > > > > has been done, but you will go beyond that study if you get the > > > > discipline of new gurus.' > > > > [exerpt of 'Shri Shankaracharya UpadeshAmrita' kaNa 69 of 108] > > > > translation - Paul Mason © 2006 > > > > http://www.paulmason.info/gurudev/upadesh.htm#changeguru > > > > > > And you're posting this excerpt because...? > > > > > **End** > > > > Since everyone on this forum has dealt with the issue of where they > > (and others they may disagree with) stand regarding their > > relationship with Maharishi, whether as their guru, or teacher, or > > former-guru, or charlatan, or whatever; and since virtually > > everyone (if not everyone) acknowledges that Guru Dev is an > > umimpeachable authority on this and other subjects which this forum > > is expressly dedicated to, it is patently obvious why Paul has > > posted this. > > Gee, we just had a discussion about Guru Dev's views > on who could and could not be a guru, and most here > seemed to agree Guru Dev wasn't unimpeachable on that > point at all. > > In any case, Paul seems to be very sensitive about > folks assuming what his motivations are, so I thought > it better to ask. Of course, he rarely posts anything > from either Guru Dev or MMY that is not designed to > make MMY look bad by comparison. Kind of a shame to > use Guru Dev for that purpose, I think. > > As Alex pointed out, though, the quote doesn't appear > to be relevant to this group, since MMY is not the kind > of personal guru that Guru Dev was referring to. I'm > sure Paul knows this, so it remains unclear to me, > at any rate, why he posted the quote. > > > > > And thanks to him again. > > >
i think you know very well why he posted: Of course, he rarely posts anything > from either Guru Dev or MMY that is not designed to > make MMY look bad by comparison. Kind of a shame to > use Guru Dev for that purpose, I think. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
